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Moune de Rivel

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Moune de Rivel
BornCécile Aimée Henriette Jean-Louis Edit this on Wikidata
7 January 1918 Edit this on Wikidata
Bordeaux Edit this on Wikidata
Died27 March 2014 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 96)
19th arrondissement of Paris Edit this on Wikidata
Resting placeMontparnasse Cemetery Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationActor, musician, singer-songwriter Edit this on Wikidata
Parent(s)
  • Henri Jean-Louis Baghio'o Edit this on Wikidata
  • Fernande De Virel Edit this on Wikidata
FamilyJean-Louis Baghio'o Edit this on Wikidata
Awards

Cécile Jean-Louis (7 January 1918 – 27 March 2014), better known by her pen name Moune de Rivel, was a French singer-songwriter, musician and actress.[1]

Biography

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Moune de Rivel was born in Bordeaux to Guadeloupean parents. Her father is Henri Jean-Louis Baghio'o, French magistrate, and her mother is Fernande de Virel, daughter of the Count of Virel and musician. She has two brothers, Edward and Victor.[2]

She chooses Moune de Rivel as stage name by reversing her mother's surname.[3]

Moune de Rivel died in 2014 in Paris[4] and rests at the Montparnasse Cemetery.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1948 To the Eyes of Memory La chanteuse du night-club Jean Delannoy
1952 Three Women (1952 film) Zora (segment "Boitelle") André Michel
1967 Meurtre en sourdine Klemir Gilbert Pineau TV movie
1968 Spray of the Days Charles Belmont Adaptation of a novel, Froth on the Daydream by Boris Vian
1970 Mont-Cinère Joséphine Jean-Paul Roux TV movie
1971 The Butterfly Affair Sister Marie-Galante Jean Herman
1972 L'Atlantide Rosita Jean Kerchbron TV movie. Adaptation of a novel, Atlantida by Pierre Benoit
1974 Paul et Virginie Marie Pierre Gaspard-Huit TV series. Adaptation of a novel, Paul et Virginie by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
1978 L'argent des autres La chanteuse antillaise Christian de Chalonge
1988 Cinéma Mathurine Philippe Lefebvre Miniseries

Bibliography

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  • Kiroa. Eugène Dervain (illustrator). Paris: Présence africaine. 1960. p. 36. OCLC 3698803.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Honors and awards

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References

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  1. ^ "La Lune Lévé, Moune de Rivel". Cinquillo Films. 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Jean-Louis and de Virel families : A History". Fremeaux. 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Moune de Rivel : an unforgettable Creole star". kariculture. 14 September 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Moune de Rivel, un an déjà" [Moune de Rivel, a year now]. Radio Caraïbes International (in French). Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Liste non exhaustive des personnalités inhumées au cimetière du Montparnasse depuis 2013" [Non-exhaustive list of personalities buried in the Montparnasse cemetery since 2013] (PDF). Api Site Paris (Mairie de Paris) (in French). Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  6. ^ Décret du 3 décembre 1994 portant promotion et nomination
  7. ^ "Moune de Rivel, étoile de la chanson créole, aurait eu 100 ans cette année" [Moune de Rivel, star of Creole song, would have been 100 years old this year]. RFI (in French). 12 January 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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